West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-07
THE OLD SETTLER.
HE ENLIcHrENs LrrrLr rrLEc.

"Grandpop" said little Pcleg. as he
fingered stin-springed patent clothes
pm, and cast glance at the old cat that
lay snoozing in the splint-bo rock
ing chair ''Grandpop, said he, "what
are tho wild waves sayingl"
The Old Settler looked up from the
pages of the local paper, in which he was
reading an account of Il hog guessing
match that had come off over at tho Cor
ners. lie scowled over his spectaclcS at
Pclc@' who fitted the clothc>pin carefully
pn his nose and closed his mouth to see
how long he could hold his breath.
81 hain't hccrd no wild waves "A vellin'
anything very loud lately, cz | knows
on, said the Old settler. witch wild
waves is it tht-M'riar! Whack that
Nonng un on the back or he'll bust ev'ry
gizzard he's got"
Pelcg had hung ON TO his breath until
his eyes began to bulge out. and his face
was as red a. his grandfathcr'S nose. He
succumbed 10 the inevitable before his
grandmother could give him the whack.
He opened his mouth and started his
lungs TO working again. hut left the
oiothcspin on his nose. His grandfather
said
on"
"Theb that rip, and roars arou'd Co
ncy's Ilud, replied Pclcg. his utterancc
stopped 10y the pressure Of the clothc-pin
On his nose.
The Old Settler reached for his cane
"Peleg! exclaimed his grandmother
take that CiothcSpin often your nose,
1c gimme II cold in the head to hear We
What was yc mcann' ter saw"
Pclcg removed the clothcspin and re-
peatcd his remark. "Them that rip, and
roars around Concy's Island: that's what
sald. What are they saying. grand
popr
"Coney's Island" /" exclaimed the Old
Settler. Nv at in Sam Hill do YOU know
bout Coney's Island. or bout anv wild
waves ez mowt or cz mowtn't be rippin'
an roarin' p
Tho new school maam from town
boards 10 Bill Simmons. replied Pclco
and tothcr night she was telling a.,
about Concy'S Island she's been there
lots, and She told MS that she could set
on the bank down there and listen to
what the wild waves was saving all day
long. ! asked her what thcy ,,a, saving
and She said oh. much. little boy"
She didn't say how much OF what IL was
and | asked Bill Simmons If he knowed
and hc said he did but wasn't pivino il
away. Go ask yer grandpop BilI said.
If he can't tell YOU say, Bill. tho
worlds coming to an end Thats how
J come to ask You, grandpop. Can't you
tell mcI''
Yes b'gosh, ] kin" exclaimed the
Old settler shaking his list in tho dircc-
ton Of the Simmons homestead II Kin
tell yc Them wild waves j., % ,lvin'. am
they're youpin' il out SOS 10 kin be- hccrd
from Coney's Island 10 sundown. th't the
bcs' thing you kin do ie 90 keep ,hci o.
that Bill Simmons. or thal "a ,hinglr ott
thar in the yard that'll make the propcr.
est kind of e paddle. an if that paddle +
made an used you'll hcf 10 stan up frr
morc'n week wen We eat yer slap mck,
nm lasscs, That's wat them wild wavc-
is sayin'. Pcleg. an it- yrr poo. ol oran'-
pop tht's tcllin yc so. b'9oshtlmiohty
in' We won't LISTEN"
Pelcg sat down by the side Of the
sphnt bottom rocking chair. lie said
nothing, mt thought to himself as hc
toyed with the clOthcspin. that IF the
wild waves had said all that to tbr
schoolma'm she must have been more
than pleased at their remark about fb,.
paddle and the slap-mcks The old set
Ter picked mp his paper aadu. pcleo'.
2randmOthcr took her knitting and went
of 10 the "settin room. and hi, pland
father. after finishing the account of the
hog guessing which stated tmt Pete
licllrVglc bad w0u thc hog and remark
ing that u Pete didn't trade thc hoo nn
Tor o bar'l O. cider be viuuiu' o. itd hr
q lucky thing fcr his family a. ihcyd
ben browsin' ON ,1seyfraN aU winter. hr
turned 10 PelcU and said
Yes my son. that's wat them wild
waves is sayin', au' cz yo graumammy
hal Z in hcarin' tO cit worried af our
i"kin'. lll tell ye wat some wild ,yayr.
d0nc TO INC wunsl. Them wave, didn't
say nOthin but they iist got up an' dome
This happened wen were % boy. cousid
able many year AGO. 'Iwcrc ou the
ninth day OF April. 1s22. in thc after.
noon. ] were ji.t comm seven ycur old
JhU had bon 70 big rain fer two or three
days. au J know'd tht Sloplick Creek
must be iist riQht fer suckcrf.hin'. an $50
] snclkcd my pap's chestnut pole an
hosshair line outcn the barn au cut cr0...
lots fcr the big bend the creek wIrl
were Iisi over q raise o ground from our
cabin in the clearin', maybe four or Give
rod away but out o. sight, cause twcra
in the guliey twenty-five foot Iowcr'n
The cIearin An spc8kin' o sucker fish.
iu. sonny, yell Sec fore 7 rit through
with This lcctle anccdotc. tht th' ,,gs
suckers in the creeks in them DAYS Tn.
haint none In 'om now but thuz many
o. one outcn the creeks, an bio une
too Wall wen ] come in sight % Uh1r
ol Sloplick Orter been iist more thin bf.
log OWN 60 thc hard rains I almo>
iHmhled back in faiptin ft Th